In:English Historical Linguistics 1992: Papers from the 7th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics, Valencia, 22–26 September 1992
Edited by Francisco Fernández, Miguel Fuster Márquez and Juan Jose Calvo
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 113] 1994
► pp. vii–viii
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Published online: 31 March 1994
https://doi.org/10.1075/cilt.113.toc
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Table of contents
Editors’ Forewordv
I. General Issues
Can Catastrophe Theory Provide Adequate Explanations for Linguistic Change? An application to syntactic change in English17
II. Phonology and Writing
Towards a Standard Written English? Continuity and change in the orthographic usage of John Capgrave, O.S.A. (1393–1464)91
III. Morphology and Syntax
Grammatical Choices in Old and Early Middle English: A choice between a simple verb, the prefix/particle-verb or verb-particle combination, and the “auxiliary + infinitive” construction in Old and early Middle English119
IV Lexicology and Semantics
Productive or Non-productive? The Romance element in Middle English derivation247
Remarks on the Origin and Evolution of Abbreviations and Acronyms261
“Ase roser when hit redes”: Semantic shifts and cultural overtones in the Middle English colour lexicon273
V. Varieties of English and Studies on Individual Texts
What does the Jungle of Middle English Manuscripts Tell Us? On ME words for ‘every’ and ‘each’ with special reference to their many variants305
On the revolution of scientific writings from 1375 to 1675: repertoire of emotive features329
“After a copye unto Me Delyverd”: multiple negation in Malory’s Morte Darthur353
VI. Indexes
Index nominum367
Index rerum373
